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Suzanne Roper Dakil, MD
Pediatrician
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
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Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Louisville School of Medicine (2005)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2008), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (2010), Child Abuse Pediatrics
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Child Abuse
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Child abuse prevention and treatment
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Publications
- Physical abuse in U.S. children: Risk factors and deficiencies in referrals to support services. Dakil SR, Cox M, Lin H, Flores G Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 2012 Jul 21 5 555-569
- Recidivism in the child protection system: identifying children at greatest risk of reabuse among those remaining in the home. Dakil SR, Sakai C, Lin H, Flores G Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2011 Nov 165 11 1006-12
- Racial and ethnic disparities in physical abuse reporting and child protective services interventions in the United States. Dakil SR, Cox M, Lin H, Flores G Journal of the National Medical Association 2011 Sep-Oct 103 9-10 926-31
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Professional Activities
- American Pediatric Association (2008-2011)
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow (2008)
- Ray Helfer Society, Scholar Member (2010)
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Awards and Honors
- Fellow's Travel Grant (2009-2010), Pediatric Academic Society
- Young Investigator's Award (2010), American Pediatric Society
- Darwin Adams Award (2013), North and Northwest Cook County Children's Advocacy Center
- Irish Burch Partner Relations Award for Medical (2019)